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Back-Table Preparation Of Donor Heart And Lungs

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33933

Preparation of a donated heart and lungs at a side table in the operating room, after they have been recovered from the donor and before they are transplanted. The surgeon frees the organs from surrounding tissue and shapes the major blood vessels and the windpipe so they are ready to be joined to the recipient's own structures.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Back-Table Preparation Of Donor Heart And Lungs cost?

$603

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $1,230.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $589

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,235.94
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Wisconsin than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 35th of 51

$603

WI $1,738NY $245

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.